65--Notice Intent to Sole Source

Network Contracting Office 17, VHA, Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit and award a Purchase order to Boston Scientific Corporation, One Boston Scientific Place, Natick, MA 01760 for Gastrointestinal Supplies for the North Texas Veterans Health Care System, Dallas VA Medical Center under authority of 41 USC 253(G)(1) Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements per FAR 6.302-1. The Contractor will provide the following Gastrointestinal Supplies. The resulting purchase will be a Firm-Fixed Price Agreement. 1 SPHINCTEROTOME,RX44,CANNULATING,20MM 9EA WIRE,5MM STANDARD,AUTOTOME STK#: 4517 Items per EA: 1 2 RX RETRIEVAL BALLOON 9-12MM 9 EA ABOVE STK#: 4700 Items per EA: 1 3 SYRINGE,SPECIALTY,60 ML,GAUGE 9 BX ASSEMBLY,GI DILATION,ALLIANCE INFLATION,STERILE,SINGLE USE STK#: M00550601 Items per BX: 5 4 GUIDEWIRE,ENDO,LENGTH 450 9 EA CM,DIAMETER 0.035 INCH,BILIARY,LATEX-FREE,STERILE,JAGWIRE STK#: 5658 Items per EA: 1 5 DILATOR,GI BALLOON,FIXED 9 EA WIRE,INFLATED DIAMETER 12-13.5-15 MM,6 FRENCH,BALLOON LENGTH 8 CM,CATHETER LENGTH 180 CM,STERILE,CRE REQUIRED WORKING CHANNEL 2.8 MM STK#: 5836 Items per EA: 1 6 DILATOR,GI BALLOON,FIXED 9 EA WIRE,INFLATED DIAMETER 15-16.5-18 MM,6 FRENCH,BALLOON LENGTH 8 CM,CATHETER LENGTH 180 CM,STERILE,CRE REQUIRED WORKING CHANNEL 2.8 MM,LATEX-FREE STK#: 5837 Items per EA: 1 7 CATHETER,ELECTROHEMOSTATIC,LENGTH 9 EA 210 CM,7 FRENCH,STANDARD PLUG, BIPOLAR,GOLD PROBE,ENDOSCOPIC,INJECTION,WITH NEEDLE,25 GAUGE, LATEX-FREE,STERILE,DISPOSABLE STK#: M00560150 Items per EA: 1 8 CATHETER,ELECTROHEMOSTATIC,LENGTH 9 EA 210 CM,10 FRENCH,STANDARD PLUG,BIPOLAR,GOLD PROBE,ENDOSCOPIC,INJECTION,25 GAUGE,STERILE STK#: M00560160 Items per EA: 1 9 KIT,PEG,SAFETY,20FR,PUSH PEGS 9 BX STK#: 6647 Items per BX: 2 10 FORCEPS,BIOPSY,RADIAL 9 BX JAW,3.3MM,RJ3,MAXIMUM CAPACITY,20 PER BOX STK#: 1589-20 Items per BX: 20 11 CLIP,SURGICAL,ENDOSCOPIC,2.8 MM 9 BX X 235 CM,OPENING SIZE 11 MM, DISPOSABLE,STERILE STK#: M00522611 Items per BX: 10 12 SUPER 7 BANDERS 9 BX ENTER '^' TO HALT: UI - 4/BX STK#: 4225-40 Items per BX: 4 The designated North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 339112 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This synopsis is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals. No Solicitation will be published. Responses to this notice, if any, must show clear and convincing evidence that competition is attainable and more advantageous to the Government. This 'Notice of Intent' to sole-source as the result of Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements per FAR 6.302-1 is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion and authority of the Government . Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to solicit this requirement as a 'full & open' competitive procurement. No reimbursement for any costs associated with providing capability statements will be provided by the VHA. Please submit information to Ross Futch @ [email protected]. All responses must be received no later than September 30, 2013 by 10 AM central standard time.